Siemens has appointed Ella Haapiainen to lead its consultancy arm, Siemens Advanta, in the UK and Ireland with a mission to help organisations tackle key challenges including digitalisation, decarbonisation, and operational efficiency.
Ella brings more than 20 years’ experience in digital transformation, software and technology consultancy to the UK-lead role and will spearhead Siemens Advanta’s growth in the UK and Ireland. Ella moves from Siemens Advanta in EMEA, which she joined in 2023 as Senior Vice President. Previously, Ella held senior roles at Salesforce, IBM and Microsoft.
Siemens Advanta delivers comprehensive strategy and operational consultancy across some of the UK’s most high-profile projects, spanning sectors such as aerospace, consumer packaged goods, real estate and power and water utilities. Notably, Siemens Advanta is leading the development of a digital twin of East Birmingham, a pioneering initiative to support sustainable urban planning. Meanwhile it has also supported the University of East London in developing an Internet of Things (IOT) enabled Living Lab, which is a central source of data from across the campus that academics and students can use to understand how technology can support sustainability.
Under Ella’s leadership, Siemens Advanta will continue to support customers enhance resilience, decarbonisation and digitally-enabled transformation using technology. She also joins the wider Siemens UK and Ireland business’ senior leadership team where she will steer growth and business development.
Carl Ennis, CEO of Siemens Great Britain & Ireland said: “Ella’s leadership will help us deepen our consultancy presence in the UK and Ireland and her appointment reflects the growing demand among customers who are looking to Siemens to solve their biggest challenges.
“Many organisations have not yet cracked how best to integrate technology to solve the issues that keeps the c-suite awake at night. With Ella’s appointment, the Siemens Advanta team in the UK and Ireland will offer many of the answers the market is looking for. Our strong consultancy, combined with our software and hardware portfolio, financial services offerings and our ecosystem of partners makes Siemens the go-to transformation partner to accelerate productivity and decarbonise our industries.”
Ella Haapiainen, Head of Siemens Advanta, Great Britain & Ireland, said: “UK and Irish industry is facing a pivotal moment – how can we balance the drive for digital transformation with the need to improve efficiency, resilience and sustainability? Siemens Advanta’s work in the region already is bringing together deep industrial knowledge, digital innovation, and the powerful capabilities of our market experts to solve these challenges for customers.
“Our approach to consultancy doesn’t stop at the planning phase, we help clients go from strategy to implementation, unlocking real value, accelerating progress, and delivering measurable outcomes across their operations. I’m excited to lead the growth of Siemens Advanta in the UK and Irish markets, which have a real opportunity to reap the benefits of technology adoption.”
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